The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-04-15

man. every intelligent men in
that line of business, / understand.
Take a smoke?" At the same time
handing him two cent cigar,
cribbed from the editors table.
So they each got up steam, and
were presently as thick as thieves. |
"Cabinet Minister, or some high
Government Official, with weighty
responsibilities on your shoulders,
l presume, sir?" said our man,
with an air of cool dignity.
"Cabinet Ministerl Government
OflicialW excitedly calculated the
stranger. mo, sir! Nothing of
the sortl I did for many years fill
the billet Of Deputy Assistant In
spector-General Of Cats'-tails and
Dogs'-heads, and also Protector of
Animals, feline and canine; and did
my duty diligently and conscien-
tiously; but all of sudden they
kicked me out of my billet, without
warning or reason assigned, and
stuck an ignoramus in my place
that doesn't know q cat from dog
nor dog from cat. The conse-
quence is, they have all become
mixed in one confused lot, and the
dogs new and the cats bark"
"You say, you did your duty
faithfully, and yet they dismissed
you without warning, and gave no
reason for so doing!'
"None whatever. l was simply
told, in substance, that the Govern
ment, being set of muffs, had
decided to fill all offices of trust
and emolument with the same kind
of material, and they were of OPT
MON it would be to the advantage
of the public service that should
resort to the use of my legs, and by
hook or by crook, at the most in
convenience to myself and the least
trouble to them, and with all pos
sible speed, accomplish the very
important duty of clearing out"
"Dear me; now that sounds busi-
ness-lkc: nothing Of red tape in
that. Has the Hawaiian Govern
ment always acted in this prompt
way?"
mo, not always. Formerly,
under the premiership of Judd,
Wiley, Hutchinson, and others, the
best men available were selected fol
Office, and as long as they did theil
duty they were retained. This new
method, which you call business
like, is an introduction of the pre-
sent Premier's. 1t is, or was, :
part of what he called his ''policy.'
Old and faithful public employees
who had served the country honor
ably and we'll, were declared "no
in accord" and forthwith bundled
out. He set the ball rolling, an(
when he tried to stop it, he couldn't
Now it is beginning to bowl hi
friends out, and threatens to carr,
him along, too. In fact, it ha
already knocked one of his leg
a from under him, and
Here the member of our stat
', pulled out his watch, and told hi
: friend that he was reminded Of a
u engagement, within few minute
y of due; but intimated that he wa
curious to know, before parting
) what was the result of this nev
"policy," which made the tenur
of office SO uncertain, and whethe
it did not tend to prompt employee
: TO special exertions to secure q littl
. more than their legitimate salaries
y so as to be prepared for being on
: of employment"
: "Perfectly so," said the e,
Deputy Inspector, etc., "that's til
'' idea. There is q strong temptatio
-" to "peculate" and "filch" une,
Il pended balances, whenever IL
opportunity occurs. From I'll
highest to the lowest-from I'll
v Cabinet Minister to the cook
% mate-bribery, corruption, an
dodges are the mainsprings of of
p" cial tenure under the new order
', things, and the chief means {
y securing competence for virtuor
" and venerable old age. A certaint
% of being retained in office, prov
sionally on efficient and faithfl
~ fulfilment of duty, is the stronge
motive to diligence and honest,
- This motive no longer exists"
Here the two gentlemen parte
:, company, mutually hoping the
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